People you need to unfriend on Facebook, immediately

I love BuzzFeed. They are more in-tune with what people are talking about than any site I’ve come across and the writing is witty and inviting. So … when a reader tweeted me this story earlier today I was intrigued.

The piece looks at the people you should unfriend on Facebook with the premise being that if your friend likes any of these people/TV shows/bands/clothing you should instantly hit “unfriend.”

I laughed at the first few — Nickelback, Crocs, Guy Fieri (who I thought was Joey Fatone), Paris Hilton, the dumbest, most-obnoxious show on network television “Whitney” — but was turned off as I scrolled further down the list.

They included the NRA, Fox News and George Bush (hello, 2008 called and wants its now-outdated pop culture reference back). This post would have been so much funnier without the political infliction.

And, yes, I would feel the same way if they flashed groups that are anti-handguns, the BBC or Obama (remember I hate when people bash a President).

I am all about opinion, but you just create an off-topic poo-storm when inject true, obvious politics in something as nonsensical (and fun) as a list of who you should boot from your Facebook friend list.

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If they had balanced it out, like including Michael Moore, Bill Maher, etc. then it would’ve been cool. By including just right wing people it makes them look as much of left wing tools as the left wing tools they left off the list.

So either bash both sides equally or risk alienating half your audience through petty politics.

I thought this post was hilarious…until they got to George W. Bush. I always liked George W. Bush as President. I know others hate him but you’re right- they definitely should have cut politics out of the entire post.

with the NRA one – are we sure they are referring to the NRA and not the guy wearing the shirt, none other then Glenn Beck? (i can’t get onto facebook currently to check) it seems to fit the list better, as this seems to have an anti-conservative leaning to this list

I totally totally agree that the George Bush one was out of line. It was like, “Funny…funny…*nodding*…funny…wait, that’s disrespectful.”

However, I wasn’t opposed to Glenn Beck’s inclusion. He isn’t a head of state, he’s an entertainer. And Bob is right when he says that BBC isn’t the, “other extreme,” in comparison to Fox News. On the spectrum of political leanings, BBC is just ever so slightly left of the middle, if not smack dab in, “neutral,” territory. KB it surprised me that you would think it’s uber-liberal. I’ve never heard that from anyone before, including my most conservative friends.

This, as many commenters have said, is wholly slanted left. A little balance would have been appropriate. However, I have never noticed balance being a high point for posts on FaceBook with any kind of politically slanted post.

The only reason I “unfriend” anyone is if they post consistently nasty stuff on my wall or if they act mean to me in real life. Suffice to say, been there and done that, and unafraid to do it again.

Do I like wildly political things on FaceBook? Not much. Do I post it? Seldom, if ever. Do I comment about it? Only if it’s particularly good, or particularly bad. If I’d seen this, I might have said something . . .